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Best landing spots for Justin Fields, Mike Evans; Punt God returns; Lynch takes plea dealBe...

Remember Punt God? He just signed with the Super Bowl champsReigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs are signing punter Matt Araiza, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. ...

Woman drops civil suit against 'Punt God' Matt AraizaA woman who once alleged that she was sexually assaulted and violently gang raped by former San Diego State and Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza has agreed to dismiss her civil suit. ...

Every athlete accused of mistreating women is as expendable as punter Matt Araiza

I don’t want to offer a silver lining in the Matt Araiza case, because a woman was still allegedly gang raped, and the Punt God’s reported innocence doesn’t lessen the victim’s trauma. However, in the year that it took to conclude the legal matter, did anyone miss Araiza? As much as his leg cannon c...

Matt Araiza, Rachel Richardson, and the cowardice of ‘leadership’

What do a former NFL punter and a Black female volleyball player at Duke have in common?...

Imagine having your parents issue a statement about your rape allegation — really imagine it

I rarely think about the parents when a player gets drafted or signed. We always see the tear-filled interviews, or the wild cheering after a first hit, and I genuinely believe that almost all parents are just genuinely filled with pride and joy and happiness when their children reach sport’s bigges...

Reason No. 9,000,328 why the NFL is incompetent when it comes to women

Matt Araiza, who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills and is commonly known as The Punt God, has been accused in a lawsuit of gang raping a minor along with two other San Diego State teammates. The Bills were informed in late July by the attorney who filed the suit in San Diego Superior Court...

Will Fernando Tatis’ power (and career) go the way of Ryan Braun?

When I think of post-peak steroid era users in baseball, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, or Robinson Cano aren’t the first names that come to mind. That dishonor goes to former Brewer Ryan Braun. The 2011 NL MVP began his career by regularly tallying 100-plus RBI, and 30-plus home run seasons. He acc...